Water-carrier



(No Model.)

W. P. OOLLIE. WATER CARRIER.

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ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES fi M UNrTED STATES PATENT Erica.

wEsLEY F. mm, or BARREN FORK, ARKANSAS.

WATER-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 263,117, dated August22, 1882.

Application filed May 19, 1882. (No model.)

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WEsLEY F. OOLLIE, of Barren Fork, in the county ofIzard and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and ImprovedWater-Garrier, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of my invention is to facilitate drawing water from a well orcistern some distance from the house.

The invention consists in a carrier mounted on a cable or wire extendingfrom the house to the well or cistern, which carrier is provided with apivoted latch-bar provided with opposite hooks at the ends. A ropeattached to. a Windlass, drum, or other equivalent device in the housepasses through the carrier, and has a hook and a conical block attachedto its end. The bucket is suspended from this hook, and the conicalblock operates the latch-bar to disengage the hooks of the same fromhooks or catches on a standard at the well and a hook at the house, sothat the carrier can be drawn to and from the well.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved water-carrier as arrangedfor use. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the carrier inlarge size; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of thesame, showing the block in another position.

A wire or cable, A, is secured to the house B and to a screwholt, O,passing through a standard or post, D, at the well or cistern, whichbolt is provided with a handle-nut, E, by means of which the tension ofthe wire or cable A can be adjusted. If the distance from the house B tothe post D is very great, or if the wire or cable A is on a curved line,the wire is supported by one or more intermediate posts, F. A carrier,G, is provided in the under side with a longitudinal groove, H,containing grooved wheels .I, resting on the wire or cable A. A T-shapedlatch, J, is pivoted in a longitudinal groove in the top of the carrierG, and the upper horizontal head-piece of this latch is provided at theend toward the well or cistern with a downwardly-projecting hook, K, andat the end toward the house with an upwardly-projecting hook, L. Thevertical shank M of this latch is provided at its lower end with an eyeor loop, N, which is directly above an aperture, 0, in a board, P, heldbelow the carrier by bars Q. A rope, S, is fastened to a Windlass-drum,T, in the house, which rope S passes over a pulley, U, in the house,passes over a pulley, V, in the carrier G, and then passes through theloop N and through the..,;aperture O. A hook, W, is attached to the endof the rope S, and directly above this hook a conical block, X, providedwith an annular shoulder, a,is fastened on the rope. Adownwardly-projecting hook, 11, projects from the outer surface of thewall of the house above the end of the wire or cable A, and a standard,g, adjoining the well is provided with a catch-plate, h, projecting fromits upper end.

The operation is as follows: If the carrier G is at the house, it isheldin place by the hook L, which catches under the hook d. By winding therope S on the drum T the conical block X is drawn through the aperture-Oand into the loop N, and thereby presses the lower end of the verticalshank M in the direction of the arrow or, whereby the hook L will belowered and the hook K will be raised. By lowering the hook Lit isdisengaged from the hook cl and the carrier will .be released. The loopN rests against the conical block X, and thus holds this block on theboard P, as the annu lar shoulder a. of the block X rests on the upperedge of the aperture 0 in this board P, as in Fig. 3. The bucket Z,suspended from the hook W,is thus held-against the bottom of the boardP. The carrier G runs down the wire or cable A in the direction of thearrow b un' der the action of its own weight, or can be pulled down bymeans of a cord or rope. When the carrier arrives at the standard g thehook K passes over the plate It and catches on the same. By thismovement of the hook K the loop N is moved in the direction of the arrowor, whereby the block X will be moved in the same direction and releasedfrom the edge of the aperture 0, thus permitting the bucket Z to descendinto the well or cistern. By winding the rope S on the Windlass-drum Tthe bucket is raised to the board P, the hook K is raised, the block Xis locked on the board P,

and the carrier is moved in the inverse direction of the arrow 1). Whenthe carrier arrives at the house thehook L catches under the hook at andthe block X is disengaged and permits the bucket Z to descend.

The bucket can be conveyed up or down hill to the well, as may bedesired; but in the former case an endless rope will be required.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent- 1. In a water-carrier, the combination, withthe carrier G, running on a wire, and provided with a pivoted latch, J,having hooks at the ends, of hooks at the ends of the wire and of a ropefor drawing the carrier, substantially as herein shown and described,and for the purpose set forth.

2.;1n a water-carrier, the combination, with a carrier running on a wireand provided with a pivoted latch having hooks at the ends, of hooks atthe ends of the wire and a rope passing through the carrier and having ahook for suspending a bucket, which rope passes into the building fromwhich the water carrier is to be operated, substantially as herein shownand described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, with the carrier G, of the pivoted latch J, providedwith hooks K and L atthe ends, and with a vertical shank, M, having aloop, N, at the end, the board P, provided with an aperture, 0, the ropeS, and the conical block X, provided with an annular shoulder, a,substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose setforth.

4. In a water-carrier, the combination, with the wire or cable A, thescrew-rod O, the nut E, the plate h on the standard 9, and the hook clon the house, of the carrier G, the pivoted latch J, provided with booksK and L, and with a shank, M, having-a loop, N, at the end, the board I,provided with an aperture, 0, the rope S, and the conical block X at theend of thesame, substantially as herein shown and described, and for thepurpose set forth.

WESLEY FRANKLIN OOLLlE.

Witnesses:

T. J. WILLIAMSON, 15. P. WILLIAMSON, Jr.

